Category Archives: Features

This article is written by Jordan from Circle House Records and features his musings on cassette tapes. It also features thoughts on the matter from Nick who runs Hanger Records. Both Circle House and Hanger have recently turned one years old and have each released some brilliant records from bands across the UK. They both […]

How was 2016? Band-wise: pretty good. Life-wise: the worst. But you don’t want to hear about that. What was your favourite moment of the year? You’re supposed to say “making our new record” when you’re plugging your tat, but it was genuinely fun. Past recording experiences in Grey Hairs have always been a bit like milking a […]

Home Schooled had a good 2016! The emo band from the Midlands answered our classic end of year questions. Stay tuned for more! How was 2016? Aside from the incalculable grief of Alan Rickman passing away and current political shitstorm, 2016 has been incredibly fun! What was your favourite moment of 2016? We were lucky enough to […]

First in our series looking back at 2016, we’ve got Birmingham emo band Jaded! Keep an eye out over the next couple of weeks for more! How was 2016? A mixed bag from start to finish, we finally released our third EP but also Ronnie Corbett died so swings and roundabouts. What was your favourite […]

Seeing Your Scene has begun a City Guide series with that aim of helping our readers explore music scenes beyond their hometowns. Each article has been written by someone living in, and contributing towards the scene of, each city. We begin with Andy Davies’ (ROTPM/TNS Records) take on Manchester. BANDS: It’s really hard to list […]

My first band was formed when I was around 15 years old at a house party. Anyone within our circle of friends who played an instrument was encouraged to bring it along to “jam.” What an awful word and awful way to describe something that is sometimes not awful. The guy whose house it was […]

Pennsylvania native, Kylie Lotz formed Petal a few years ago and her first EP Scout soon followed in 2013. Most recently, she released her debut album Shame on Run For Cover Records. Not only is Kylie a musician but also an actress, recently relocating from her home in Scranton to New York City. Her new album […]

Seminal pop-punk band from the early 2000s, The Movielife, announced their reunion at the end of 2014, and it seemed perhaps frontman Vinnie Caruana would spend some time focused on that project. But that would be very unlike Vinnie. Between The Movielife and chant-along punk band I Am the Avalanche, he certainly has his hands […]

On Friday 8th April in Nottingham, two EPs from local bands were released in harmony to a full house at The Chameleon Cafe. Little Bribes performed their debut EP Obstacles and Merrick’s Tusk their sophomore Regroup and Reform. It night was a proud moment for Midlands DIY. Getting the party started as people continued arriving and helping […]

Whether it’s finding the strength to play a gig to no-one on a Sunday night whilst coming down hard off legal highs that you bought from the internet; or arguing with a promoter who is saying he’s been in a car accident so can’t pay you as much as agreed for playing a bandstand in […]